Jitsuko Yoshimura

Jitsuko Yoshimura

April 18, 1943 · 83 years old

Jitsuko Yoshimura (吉村実子 Yoshimura Jitsuko, born 18 April 1943) is a Japanese actress. She was discovered by Shohei Imamura as a newcomer and cast in the film Pigs and Battleships. She went on to appear in The Insect Woman and Onibaba. She retired from acting in 1970, but returned in 1980 and continu…

Known For

10 titles
1
Onibaba

Onibaba

1964 · 1h 43m · Movie

Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.

7.8
2
Dodes'ka-den

Dodes'ka-den

1970 · 2h 20m · Movie

Various tales in the lives of Tokyo slum dwellers, including a mentally deficient young man obsessed with driving his own commuter trolley.

7.3
3
The Insect Woman

The Insect Woman

1963 · 2h 3m · Movie

Life story of a woman born in poverty trying to succeed. Through her many schemes, she faces her ups and downs in a cyclical nature, fueled mostly by self-interest.

7.4
4
Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy

1965 · 1h 39m · Movie

The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi gets caught in a web of political intrigue, deception and espionage during the early 17th century.

7.0
5
Sadako

Sadako

2019 · 1h 39m · Movie

A group of people must find out how to stop the newborn deadly curse, which has born and gone viral after a Youtuber accidentally captured a vengeful ghost on camera.

4.5
6
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1970 · 1h 52m · Movie

To decipher a scheme plotted by enemy aliens, three agents from the future travel to Cleopatra's time, where they witness her romances with Caesar and Mark Antony.

6.0
7
Oshin

Oshin

2013 · 1h 50m · Movie

A young girl named Oshin is sent to work for another family because of her family's financial situation.

7.2
8
Red Lion

Red Lion

1969 · 1h 55m · Movie

Impersonating an Imperial Army officer by wearing a "red lion's mane", a poor servant returns to his village after 10 years of absence to end the village's suffering caused by corrupt officials and businessmen.

6.9
9
All About Our House

All About Our House

2001 · 1h 56m · Movie

It is old against new and modern against tradition when a couple builds their dream house. The wife's father is in the construction business so he would be the natural choice to take the lead, but his daughter is bent on having a ...

6.5
10
Atout coeur à Tokyo pour OSS 117

Atout coeur à Tokyo pour OSS 117

1966 · 1h 40m · Movie

After an American Navy base is annihilated by a secret weapon, Agent OSS 117 is sent to Japan to investigate the organization that's claiming responsibility, and threatening the US with another attack, if they don't pay.

5.6